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Sunday, 4 November 2012

Differentiation between Right and Wrong

Islam gives many criterions to differentiate between right
and wrong. The basic criterions to differentiate between right and wrong are the Quran and Sunnah. After these criterions
come ‘Ijma’ and various forms of ‘Ijtehad’. But the problem is that a common Muslim mindset is marred with many intellectual and knowledge limitations along with so many
prejudices, biases, likings and dislikings developed through years of typical education
and social upbringing. All these limitations
become hurdle in a common Muslim’s way to differentiate between right and wrong
on the basis of above mentioned criteria. The ideal solution to the problem lies
in establishment of such an environment in which such limitations may be minimized;
but it is a long term solution. As a short term solution, Allah has graciously
blessed Muslims with such simple tools which can be used by even the most naïve
and common Muslims to differentiate between right and wrong; one such tool is
to see whether Muslim ‘Millat’ would
be benefited or damaged. Right would
be a thing which would benefit Muslim ‘Millat’;
wrong would be a thing which would
damage Muslim ‘Millat’. But it may be
noted this tool to differentiate between right and wrong must not be
contradictory to fundamental criteria i.e. Quran and Sunnah (though this tool may not be apparently based on Quran and Sunnah). It may be appreciated it would be easier to reach at
a decision as to right or wrong through this tool than without this tool.

The whole body of revelation has come down for mankind’s
betterment in this world and in the life hereafter. It implies nothing harmful
to Muslim ‘Millat’- who embrace revelation-
can be right; and nothing beneficial to Muslim Millat- who embrace revelation- can be wrong. But every right and wrong has more than one dimensions;
out of these right and wrong dimensions only such dimensions are to be adopted which are not contradictory to basic criteria i.e. Quran and Sunnah (though such dimension may not be apparently based on the Quran and Sunnah).

We may infer from the foregoing that all such activities which benefit Muslim 'Millat'-who embrace faith- and which are not contradictory to Quran and Sunnah (though are not apparently based on Quran and Sunnah) are right/'haque'. Similarly all such activities which damage Muslim Millat-who embrace faith- and which make Millat weaker as compared to non-Muslims, and which are not based on Quran and Sunnah (though such activities may apparently not contradictory to Quran and sunnah) are wrong/ ‘batil'.